Nico Lathouris
Biography
Nico Lathouris (born 1944) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as George Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as George Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High. In both, he plays a Greek Australian patriarch, father of the protagonist, Nick (Alex Dimitriades). Lathouris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film at the 1993 Australian Film Institute Awards. He is also the co-screenwriter of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico Lathouris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Nico Lathouris
Mad Max: Fury Road
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Mad Max
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Heartbreak High
The Flying Doctors
Water Rats
Rafferty's Rules
Police Rescue
Where the Green Ants Dream
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (28 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Writer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Dramaturgy | Movie | 2022 |
 | Ithaka | Thanks | Movie | 2022 |
 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Writer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Serenades | Mullah Jalal-Shah | Movie | 2001 |
 | What I Have Written | Claude Murnane | Movie | 1996 |
 | Water Rats | Peter Marchand | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Gino | Rocco Petri | Movie | 1994 |
 | Heartbreak High | George Poulos | TV Series | 1994 |
| Heartbreak High | Dramaturgy | TV Series | 1994 |
| Heartbreak High | Director | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Heartbreak Kid | George | Movie | 1993 |
 | Phoenix | Lenny | TV Series | 1992 |
| Phoenix | Lenny Ryan | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Death in Brunswick | Mustafa | Movie | 1991 |
 | Police Rescue | Nicos Angelopoulos | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Father | Amos | Movie | 1990 |
 | Jigsaw | Ed Minter | Movie | 1990 |
 | Rikky and Pete | Con Ionides | Movie | 1988 |
 | Rafferty's Rules | Kevin Grumley | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Flying Doctors | Spiros Polites | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Wrong World | Rangott | Movie | 1985 |
 | Where the Green Ants Dream | Arnold | Movie | 1984 |
 | Desolation Angels | Nightman | Movie | 1982 |
 | Mad Max | Grease Rat | Movie | 1979 |
 | Journey Among Women | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | St. Vincent's Revue Film | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Mad Max: The Wasteland | Screenplay | Movie | — |